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| “ | Well, looks like my little plan is working. | „ |
| ~ Vic Van Wrinkle. |
| “ | Now, let's see if we can make this boy Henry even more horrid, shall we? COME ON!, DO IT! | „ |
| ~ Vic to the school inspectors. |
Victor "Vic" Van Wrinkle is the main antagonist of the 2011 live-action comedy Horrid Henry: The Movie, based on the children's book series of the same name by Francesca Simon.
He is the sadistic, abusive and greedy headmaster of Brick House School who intends to close down Ashton Primary School, the school which Henry and his friends attend, so he can force parents by paying him a lot of money to send their children to his school instead.
He was portrayed by Richard E. Grant, who also played Withnail in Withnail & I, Barkis Bittern in Corpse Bride, The Great Intelligence in Doctor Who, Darwin Mayflower in Hudson Hawk, The Man With a Beard But No Hair in A Series of Unfortunate Events, Dr. Zander Rice in Logan and Allegiant General Pryde in Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker.
Personality[]
Van Wrinkle is described as an abusive, greedy, sadistic and cruel person who cares about nothing but himself as he intends to close down Ashton Primary School so he can force parents by paying him a lot of money to send their children to Brickhouse School instead. From start to finish, he is depicted as nothing but a ruthless, atrocious and cold-hearted man with no redeeming or admirable traits - though this was what eventually led to his defeat and arrest thanks to Perfect Peter foiling his plans. Despite his minions, the School Inspectors, working with him, it turns out Van Wrinkle valued only little about them at all, revealing that he never cares about the School Inspectors as he was using him as tools. In spite of how comedic and lighthearted the film is, Van Wrinkle darkens the mood of it whenever he appears onscreen, with his actions being taken very seriously.
Biography[]
Van Wrinkle is the headmaster of Brickhouse School who wants children's parents to be paying him a lot of money for their children to come to Brickhouse School. His way of ensuring this is by bribing the School Inspectors to stir up trouble in Ashton Primary in order to justify it's closure. This would lead to parents having no choice but to send their children to Brickhouse.
The Inspectors encouraged Henry's pranks, causing Miss Battle-Axe and Miss Lovely to get fired for failing to punish Henry, the latter being captured by Wrinkle after attempting to spy on him at Brick House, which she would pass notes to Peter about Wrinkle's plan. Peter and his friends try rescuing her, but are also captured by Wrinkle.
In the end, Perfect Peter reveals his plan to Miss Oddbod over the phone and ties the laces of his shoes together; therefore, while trying to escape from the authorities, he falls out of the window. Van Wrinkle and the School Inspectors are arrested and sent to the local jail. They are shown having their mugshots taken at the conclusion of the movie.
Trivia[]
- Despite being the main antagonist, Van Wrinkle does not make any direct interactions with Henry.
- Apart from getting his shoelaces tied together by Peter, Van Wrinkle has no comedic moments, redeeming or admirable traits and is taken very seriously throughout the movie.
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